[Nagano, Nagano City] Guided Tour! Visiting temples and shrines related to Zenkoji Temple

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• [Regarding the suspension of guided tour reservations due to measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19] Thank you for your continued use of our association's city walking guides. Due to the spread of COVID-19, we will be suspending guided tour reservations until Wednesday, September 30th, 2020. We will continue to accept reservations after September 30th, but please note that depending on future developments, we may be unable to accept reservations even after they have been accepted. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. Nagano City Guide Association We will tour the temples and shrines surrounding Zenkoji Temple and explain their connection to the temple.
• Saikoji Temple
• In 1199, guided by the Buddha of Zenkoji Temple, Karikaya Doshin descended from Mount Koya to Shinano and built a thatched hut here. The principal images are two Jizo statues, one parent and one child, carved by the founder Karikaya Doshin and his son, Shinshobo Dounen (childhood name Sekidomaru), with the hope of being blessed with children and raising children.
• Junenji Temple and Shusse Daibutsu
• Junenji Temple was founded by Minamoto no Yoritomo. The Great Buddha Hall was built by Shodo Shonin, a priest of Tanjoji Temple, a famous temple in Mimasaka Province (Okayama Prefecture), who traveled around the surrounding area to raise funds just before he was promoted to the position of chief priest of Tanjoji Temple. For this reason, it is also known as the "Success Great Buddha."
• Takei Shrine
• It is said to have been founded around the 5th year of the reign of Emperor Jitō (692). The deity worshiped here is Takeminakata no Mikoto, the same as that of Suwa Taisha Shrine. It is one of the three guardian shrines of Zenkoji Temple.